piffyn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪfi/, U.S.

/ˈpɪfi/

Forms: 1900s– piffey, 1900s– piffy. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps < a nickname or personal name.Compare the following similar phrase:1964 T. Willis Woman in Dressing Gown i. iii. 24 I stood there, like Venus on a rock-cake, waiting for him to notice.

colloquial and English regional (northern).

to stand (also sit, wait) like piffy (on a rock bun) and variants: to stand or wait around uselessly, aimlessly, or in a state of frustrated helplessness.

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1961 S. Delaney Lion in Love ii. 58 Andy: I am standing about. Nell: Like piffy on a rock bun.

1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry iii. 37 If foreigners speak in their own tongue and the British workman is stood there like piffy (standing by helplessly), he will pull their legs.

1989 Guardian 17 Aug. 20/3 When I was a lad in Macclesfield, 60 years ago, my mother often said to me: ‘Shape yourself, don't stand there like Piffey.’

2015 @johnfidler 19 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) When's this live episode of Brookside starting then? I'm sat here waiting like piffy on a rock bun.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piffy
释义	piffyn. Brit. /ˈpɪfi/, U.S. /ˈpɪfi/ Forms: 1900s– piffey, 1900s– piffy. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps < a nickname or personal name.Compare the following similar phrase:1964 T. Willis Woman in Dressing Gown i. iii. 24 I stood there, like Venus on a rock-cake, waiting for him to notice. colloquial and English regional (northern). to stand (also sit, wait) like piffy (on a rock bun) and variants: to stand or wait around uselessly, aimlessly, or in a state of frustrated helplessness. ΚΠ 1961 S. Delaney Lion in Love ii. 58 Andy: I am standing about. Nell: Like piffy on a rock bun. 1974 P. Wright Lang. Brit. Industry iii. 37 If foreigners speak in their own tongue and the British workman is stood there like piffy (standing by helplessly), he will pull their legs. 1989 Guardian 17 Aug. 20/3 When I was a lad in Macclesfield, 60 years ago, my mother often said to me: ‘Shape yourself, don't stand there like Piffey.’ 2015 @johnfidler 19 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) When's this live episode of Brookside starting then? I'm sat here waiting like piffy on a rock bun. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961
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